Brazilian regulator orders Apple to lift in-app purchase restrictions
Takes on the fruity cargo cult
Brazils antitrust regulator Cade has taken the brave step of telling Apple what to do and order the fruity cargo cult to lift restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases.
Video game consol makers hit performance ceiling
Difficult to tell the difference
Video game consol makers are having a hardware problem making a product which is much different from earlier models.
Huawei unveils Mate 70 Series with new HarmonyOS Next
One in the eye for US sanctions
Huawei has announced its new Mate 70 series smartphone lineup, which will be the first to feature the company's new HarmonyOS Next operating system that doesn't rely on Google's Android services and won't run any Android apps.
Aussies crown "Enshittification" as word of the year
Captures the mood of the digital age
Australia's national dictionary, The Macquarie Dictionary, has chosen "enshittification" as its word of the year.
Breakthrough transistor could revolutionise Quantum computing
Kool for potentually dead or alive Katz
Boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs, claiming to have created a new type of transistor that can dissipate almost zero heat. This transistor promises to slash energy usage in future quantum computers by up to 1,000 times.
Disparity in chipmakers' R&D budgets
Nvidia surges ahead of AMD and Intel
Tech Fund has revealed a significant disparity in research and development (R&D) budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia. Troubled Intel appears weaker than both despite its vast R&D expenditure.
Intel loses a swag of CHIPS Act money
More than $2 billion
The Biden administration is expected to trim the federal grant funding troubled Chipzilla initially anticipated receiving from the CHIPS and Science Act after the semiconductor maker won a significant defence contract.
Apple shows AI aversion in App Awards
So much for being at the forefront
While the Tame Apple Press claims that the fruity cargo cult is at the bleeding edge of AI with its late and lacklustre Apple Intelligence, the reality can be seen in the company’s App of the Year awards.
SUSE unveils major rebranding
Launches new AI platform
SUSE has announced a major rebranding effort, including the introduction of several new products and the launch of SUSE AI, a secure platform designed for deploying and running generative AI (gen AI) applications.
Apple snubbed by Indonesia over lightweight investment
If you want to make a bomb from us you have to invest more
Indonesia has given tech giant Apple the cold shoulder, flat-out rejecting a measly $100 million investment proposal aimed at setting up an accessory and component plant.